A mobile device accessory can function as a cord organizer, a case for accessories and a stand for the device. The accessory is sized to conform to the size and perimeter of the mobile device. The accessory has a case frame and a foldable flat panel that can form a triangular tube having a triangular profile. The panel includes outer layers of material and a central layer of panel members that is constructed with magnets along the perimeter. The outer material is a natural, synthetic or composite elastomeric polymer and can be provided with a textured finish. In other embodiments, the tube describes a square or other polygonal shape in profile. The triangular tube can be used to store and/or organize mobile device cords. The triangular tube can become a support prop to hold the mobile device upright.
Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.
1. A system for attaching a mobile device to a vertical member having magnetic attraction comprising: a panel having a plurality of folds; an outer cover over the panel; a plurality of magnetic components attached to one of the panel and the cover; and a case frame formed of magnetically responsive material and sized to attach to the perimeter of the mobile device; a material for attaching the case frame to the mobile device; at least one of the plurality of magnetic components being positioned to hold the panel and outer cover against the mobile device; and at least one of the plurality of magnetic components being positioned to hold the cover against a vertical member, and having sufficient magnetic strength to hold both the cover and the mobile phone.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein: the panel is sized to cover the display of the mobile device, the panel having two or more folds, and the panel being rigid in-between the folds; the panel being foldable into a triangular tube shape; the triangular tube shape defining a central opening through which multiple loops of a mobile device cord can be wrapped, with the cord being wrapped around inner and outer surfaces of the triangular tube.
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September 11, 2012
January 12, 2016
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